Schools

New London regional director revealed after RSC rebrand

Eight regional directors have been named in a DfE restructure, becoming schools' 'point of contact' in each area

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Covid funding data reveals £124m summer schools underspend

Breakdown published by DfE shows schools received almost £300m in Covid grants

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools

Let all girls play football at school, say Lionesses after Euros victory

England women's squad writes to Tory leadership hopefuls asking them to 'invest' in girls' football

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

‘A race to the bottom’: Pay rises push struggling schools to the brink

More than two in five leaders say they will need to consider job cuts without further government cash

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

School suspensions up 13%, but exclusions continue to fall

Government data shows breach of pandemic measures was cited in nearly 13,000 suspensions

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher training

3,000 don’t complete courses as Covid disrupts teacher training

Impact of decision to allow trainees affected by Covid to extend their courses begins to show

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Teachers back digital exams in principle, but school tech not yet up to scratch

Research by exam board AQA finds substantial barriers to digitising exams in England, despite support for the model

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Truss V Sunak for PM: What they have promised on schools

From new grammar schools to workplace skills curriculum reform, all the education policies the PM hopefuls have pledged

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

School-led tutoring ‘undermined’ NTP as much as Randstad ‘failures’, report claims

Charity which founded tutor scheme says ministers should ditch 6m courses target in favour of higher quality provision

Amy Walker
Amy Walker